
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5058 | 4585 | 4080 | 3569 | 3151 | 2853 | 2814 | 2534 | 2463 | 2147 | 1684 | 1446 | 1314 | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 663 | 633 | 556 | 521 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.80m | 7:06AM1.89m | 7:30PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.22m | 00:55AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:49AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
5058 | 4585 | 4080 | 3569 | 3151 | 2853 | 2814 | 2534 | 2463 | 2147 | 1684 | 1446 | 1314 | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 663 | 633 | 556 | 521 | 487 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 80 | 100 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 19 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 184 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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